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So Rui did stop it? I assumed he had something to do with it, given his seemingly unquestioning support of Ran, but there wasn't any on-screen evidence, was there?

I'm liking the animation style of this, simple without looking scruffy. The story has potential to be entertaining, though I hope the angst won't get too out of hand.

I thought the bit in the building with the dog and the lighter was a terribly clumsy way to attack someone, until I considered the building/contents, and not the employee, was probably the target. Even so, a bit odd, I thought.

To be honest don't have anything concrete on Rui stopping it, but just my guess. Seems pretty coincidental that the moment he grabbed Ran's wrist it stopped. But also combining it with the events in episode 2.

How Ran can't read his mind adds something to him having some abilities of his own. Also wondering about when Fumi attacked. Not sure if holding her wrist again had anything to do with how her powers were unleashed. True he wasn't affected by it. But he also wasn't the target in Ran's mind. Will probably need more time to get more insight into Rui.

Hmm... yeah, Midori is a little bitchy about everything, but she's used to being treated like a monster, so that's just how she protects herself. She just needs to eat some pickles and chill a bit. Ran will fix it all, once she picks up all of the various giant clueweights dropped all over the place.

Personally, I don't mind the odd slap or nasty comment. Makes the show less bland and more interesting. I like Midori the way she is. Then again, I like Ueda Kana's voice either way. All we need now is a なんでやねん？ and we're good to go.

But as someone who has watched MSGM, it's weird hearing Yumi's voice coming from a middle-school Sachiko wannabe's body.

In all honesty, I didn't even remember that Ueda also did Yumi way back when. Simply because maybe for a few other roles back then (Petopeto-san, kasimasi, and Gakuen Alice off the top of my head), I've seen Ueda typcasted into roles that had the kansai-ben accent and/or significant amounts of tsun in the character. I certainly don't remember Ueda doing any Yumi-like characters in recent memory; on the contrary, her roles in the past couple of years lean towards Sachiko's more than anything else.

I don't know.. I think the anime version, being all clean and decently animated works better personally. I think the reason why they settle with the cleaner look in the vast majority of manga conversions (Look at Hajime no Ippo/ Fighting Spirit for an example) is that it's simply not easy to animate something with a lot of pencil-scraggles and the 'shoujo-style' that is heavily stylized on a page. I can imagine that'd be hell trying to animate all of that.

I don't know.. I think the anime version, being all clean and decently animated works better personally. I think the reason why they settle with the cleaner look in the vast majority of manga conversions (Look at Hajime no Ippo/ Fighting Spirit for an example) is that it's simply not easy to animate something with a lot of pencil-scraggles and the 'shoujo-style' that is heavily stylized on a page. I can imagine that'd be hell trying to animate all of that.

Oh I understand that perfectly, I'm not asking for a Clannad class animation. But at least they can work on the characters a bit more.

The art balance between background and character is also weird. Some shots look like they employed people who used to do children's illustration's. Or perhaps pre-digital colour age anime.

Nice art, but out of place for an anime. Especially given the character animations.

See? Midori isn't so bad... although the gratuitous use of Ueda Kanna's Kansai-ben shows up in yet another anime. And poor Momoko-Sensei... I'm glad she fled, because that next homeroom probably would have been reeeeally awkward.

Although the whole, "Bad guy just stands there while heroines have a 5-minute heart-to-heart" is a little amusing. Kind of screams, "This is a show aimed at kids!"

I like how Ran solves the problem not with her mind, but just by running at Momoko Sensei and knocking her down ... and Momoko Sensei looked a lot better in this episode than she did in the first two...

But all that aside, it's a good show.

Oh, did someone catch what was being said at the end about memories being erased? Did Momoko Sensei use her power to make the other kids in the class forget she was ever there? That's what it seemed like to me.

I can see where the Dennou Coil comparisons come from. It's an NHK series for one, and they share the same timeslot, but, more important than that, the main characters somewhat resemble the two main characters in Dennou Coil, particularly their disposition. But Dennou Coil comprehensively showed that you can make something squarely aimed at children, but still be very moving and very intelligent. It'll be a amazing if Telepathy Shoujo Ran is even half as good as Dennou Coil, but I haven't seen anything so far which says it can't be.

Much like Dennou Coil, the character art is simple, but the animation itself is quite good. Particularly the background art. There are a few carefully chosen scenes which just have beautiful background art. The music is pretty good as well, so provided the budget holds, the aesthetic effort could be quite nice.

There's a good amount of intrigue and mystery to keep this interesting, and as others have pointed out, it is rather dark for a children's show. The characters are fairly believable with how they deal with stuff as well... well, except for Rui. I raised an eyebrow in the second episode when he so quickly realized that the dog had been controlled. There's obviously more to his character than has been revealed so far and he almost certainly has some sort of power/s, probably a variation of the type Ran and Natsuki... I mean, Midori have. (Midori herself is rather sensitive for someone that's been constantly taunting Ran since she met her). But no one's that astute.

I like this. Not much good out so far this season, but I'll be watching this one with interest.

This show definitely has more personality than I expected. It's not entirely original by any means, but there's a nice freshness and energy to the production....

Absolutely. And episode 3 keeps it going, even ramps it up a bit, for me. This is clearly a show for kids, but the look, the voices, the characters, and even the major outlines of the story so far are keeping me watching. So far.

I think the animation and backgrounds work beautifully together. And I think the OP and ED songs may be the best of this young season, for my taste. I like the animation of both, too, especially of the OP. Katou Emiri continues to shine, and Ueda Kana's Kansai-ben came in handy this episode, lol.

As for Dennou Coil, Sorrow-K, I could just never get into it. The characters didn't draw me in, and the story seemed limp to me. So I have never understood the widespread admiration for anything other than the animation. I have some episodes stored away so I can go back someday and try to get it. This show clearly has lower ambitions, but it's fulfilling them so far.

Sensei read too much manga. It was horribly (-_-?) when she just stood around while the two girls had a talk, and only resumed activity after they finished. What kindness.
Either psychics can fly in this anime (and Midori just can't yet), or Sensei is a pancake now...

Wow, all of a sudden, Midori changed her mind and decided to try trusting people again. Even putting the last confrontation from the previous episode in account, the change felt too big... Mah, whatever. And so, Midori begins to fix her rotten attitude and the OP comes closer to being true.
The kansai-ben surprised me...
Amusingly, I'm starting to hear Midori's last name as Haha now.

And as always, Rui is a mystery.

Preview: Who knows... Maybe zombies in the fog.

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Well thought I might as well check it out since I was eager to see what happened. Ran letting her brother in on her abilities. Of course someone that positive took it quite well. Not to mention with all he reads probably would see it as something cool. Probably helps how Ran's powers have awakened in that she can hold back from commenting on what others are thinking and thus not creep them out.

Love how Ran decides to handle the fight against the teacher. Forget the powers lets just tackle her . Was pretty effective in getting Rui out of her grasps. Besides when powers start flying best to have him not in the middle or in the position to be a human shield.

Think in this case Ran's ability to get out of trouble was less about some ability of his, but just will power. Ability to focus on someone you care about certainly paid off in this one.

While I couldn't get everything from the conversation with Ran and Midori got the general meaning. Sometimes its hard to resist the positive thinking character at any rate. Turned the messages she got from those she cared about toward Midori. Bad experiences certainly influenced her, but doesn't mean she should just give up on being friends with others. I'm sure being around Ran and Rui will help.

Nice jump by the teacher. Guess someone who has really developed their powers can pull off some interesting stuff. Still amazing how Rui isn't fazed by everything thats happened. I'm wondering if that guy is actually human. Gets kidnapped and tossed into a psychic battle and still calm.

I'm sure Midori will be more liked now that she's turned a corner. Easily thrown by Ran's friendliness and unable to be honest about her feelings . Still a ton of fun how she listens in on Ran's internal monologue about her feelings for Rui. Certainly the start of an interesting friendship.